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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 2029433" data-attributes="member: 2020">The Elves of Aliador have finally resurrected all their slain children (in the Imaginary IR, resurrection is possible.)  The Elves hold a very large and joyous (a solemn joy) celebration in Varna to mark this moment.  Queen Yolande and Lady Moonbow of the Lendores, also resurrected, join the celebration.  And Lord Arden of the once League of Athyr (now, completely within Greater Aliador) is also present, thankful for the elvish resurrection.  -  The Elves of Aliador bring home ALL their children (and the children of those other nations they were protecting) from wherever they sent them for safety (even from Xaels' elven demiplane.)  They are brought home in time to partake in the celebration noted above.  -  The Elves of Aliador begin the construction of Shields (Aerial and Surface) around all their cities in Aliador, and in the major cities of the Theocracy of the Pale, Ratik, the Lendores, Celene, Veluna, the Yeomanry, Furyondy, Keoland, and other nations.  In this, the full magical might of the wizards of the Sheldomar Valley come to their aid, along with the wizards of the Lortmils.  -  The Elves of Aliador remain loyal to the Seldarine.  This is a matter of their nature.  They would not be disloyal to each other, or knife each other in the back.  And so, they will not turn their backs on their deities, regardless of perceived faults and mistakes.  The Star Elves (formerly the Good Drow) are reverting en mass to a being they call the Shining Lady.  Who is she?  She is known to be:  - A Power of the 7th Heaven, and Lawful Good.  - She always appears as a woman, usually a young woman, and usually of the race of the worshipper.  -  She does not require worship, sacrifices, or rituals ... although occasionally her followers do all three.  She does not seem to require anything at all.  Yet all those who follow the Shining Lady revere her.  -  She has no written code of conduct.  Yet her code of conduct must be very strict.  Because all who revere her follow an extremely strict code of conduct which resembles that of a paladin, but which is far more peaceful.  -  She doesn't appear to demand any of her worshippers follow her code of conduct.  Yet they all do, for some unknown reason.  -  She grants a 'get into Heaven free' pass to all who worship her.  Or so it would seem:  she forgives all their past transgressions, and seems to forgive any new transgressions, and always seems to be about forgiveness, mercy, understanding, and kindness.  And yet ... despite the lack of penalty or vengeance for disobedience ... her worshippers very, very rarely break her tenets, or commit evil deeds.  Those that do these things, tend to collapse into tears and repent quickly for no apparent reason.  As for the 'get into Heaven free' pass, it seems to make perfect sense to her worshippers, and no sense to anyone else.  -  It is evident the Shining Lady values and cherishes life, happiness, hope, fulfillment, self-actualization, mercy, tolerance, kindness, compromise, civilization, personal and communal achievement, and civilized behavior.  -  The Shining Lady does not grant spells, yet her worshippers claim she is an omnipresent force.  They claim they can feel her even though the Crystal Sphere is sealed, although not in the way they could if it was open.  (This, of course, does not make sense, but those who worship her disagree.)  -  Those who revere the Shining Lady obtain clerical spells and can turn (but not command) the undead.  How they do this is quite a mystery, since the Shining Lady herself does not grant such powers.  The Star Elves are turning to her in droves.  Apparently, Eilistraee approves of this, too.</blockquote>

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